Senior Health and Nutrition Coordinator at Save the Children

JOB DESCRIPTION

INTRODUCTION:

Save the Children (SC) is the world’s largest independent child rights organization, underpinned by a vision of a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation. Our mission to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. Save the Children implements both development and humanitarian assistance programs in Rwanda and Burundi. 

Save the Children has been working in Rwanda since 1994 in partnership with the Government of Rwanda (GoR) and local stakeholders to promote a bright future for children. We have experience working in all 30 districts across the country. The main areas of focus are education, child protection, child rights governance, and health and nutrition in humanitarian and development contexts.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Senior Health and Nutrition Coordinator (SHNC) will be responsible for the overall implementation of the health and nutrition program in Mahama and Nyabiheke refugee camps.The incubemnt of this position will be responsible for technical implementation of the Health and Nutrition programme in the two refugee camps. The range of duties include playing a critical role in defining the sector’s program principles, objectives and operational strategies; setting standards for project implementation, monitoring and evaluation; overseeing project planning, and budgeting; giving technical assistance to staff; ensuring collaboration with counterpart agencies and representing the the department at the Kirehe Field Office(FO) level to external organizations. 

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Health professional Medical Doctor /Nurse/medical background having a Bachelor degree in public health, General Medicine, degree and/or equivalent field experience. 
• Masters in Public Health or equivalent is an added advantage.
• Significant management experience working in an emergency response contexts or fragile states, including in health programmes.
• Previous first phase emergency response experience.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
• Demonstrated monitoring and evaluation skills
• Ability to work a hands on implementation capacity
• Excellent communication skills
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• A high level of written and spoken English 
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support

Desirable

• Language skills in Kinyarwanda, English, and French
• An area of particular expertise within humanitarian health 
• Experience of working on HIV, TB and Malaria programmes.
• Specific experience of working in consortium projects.

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: 

This position is on Child Safeguarding- Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY

We are committed to ensuring a safe working environment for all those who work for us and for all those who come into contact with our staff and representatives, including children and members of the communities with whom we work. 

SCI takes a zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment and any other conduct that is discriminatory or disrespectful to others.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

*Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. *

*Disclaimer: Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process*

ABOUT US

The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document before April 29, 2024. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.